98-20925. Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Advisory Committee

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 150 (Wednesday, August 5, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 41868]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-20925]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration (ETA), U.S. Department 
of Labor.

ACTION: Notice of establishment of the Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker 
Employment and Training Advisory Committee.

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SUMMARY: A Committee has been established to advice the Secretary and 
the Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training (ETA) regarding the 
overall operation and administration of Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker 
programs authorized under Title IV, Section 402 of the Job Training 
Partnership Act, as amended, as well the coordination of other programs 
providing services to migrant and seasonal farmworkers. The Committee 
shall prepare and submit directly to the Secretary, not later than 
January 1 of each even numbered year, a report containing information 
on the progress of migrant and seasonal farmworker job training 
programs and recommendations for improving their administration and 
effectiveness.
    The Committee will consist of approximately fifteen members as 
follows: twelve (12) members from the Section 402 community appointed 
by the Secretary from among individuals nominated by Section 402 
grantee organizations, and three (3) members from organizations, 
associations and other Federal agencies with expertise relative to 
migrants and seasonable farmworkers, to be appointed directly by the 
Secretary. The membership of the Committee shall represent all 
geographic areas of the United States, including the Commonwealth of 
Puerto Rico, with a substantial migrant and seasonal farmworker 
population. A majority of the members shall have field experience in 
the operation and administration of Section 402 programs.
    The Committee will function solely as an advisory body and in 
compliance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.

ADDRESSES: Any written comments in response to this notice should be 
sent to the following address: Anna W. Goddard, Director, Office of 
National Programs, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training 
Administration, Room N-4641, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 
D.C. 20210. Telephone: [phone], extension 122 (this is not a 
toll free number).

    Signed at Washington, D.C. this 30th day of July, 1998.
Alexis M. Herman,
Secretary of Labor.
[FR Doc. 98-20925 Filed 8-4-98; 8:45 am]
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